Hector

Hector was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. He married Andromache and fathered their ill-fated baby Astyanax, who was thrown to his death from the walls of Troy. He was the greatest fighter and the de facto leader of the Trojan forces in the Trojan War. He is portrayed as both peace-loving and brave, thoughtful as well as bold, a good son, husband and father, and one of the few participants in the war totally without darker motives. Hector's duel against the Greek hero Ajax early in the battle was inconclusive, but he succeeded in killing, among many others, Achilles' companion Patroclus (disguised as Achilles), thus bringing Achilles back into the fray. Hector was finally killed in battle by Achilles, who proceeded to mistreat his dead body, until his father Priam was able to retrieve it.